Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
(as introduced)
(as engrossed)
Comparative Print PDF
Showing the differences between H.R. 1130 (as reported) and H.R. 7176 (as introduced)
Comparative Print PDF
Showing the differences between Section 10008 of H.R. 1 (as engrossed) and H.R. 7176 (as introduced)
H. Rept. 118-18 PDF
Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 1130
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-4 on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1009:
Agreed to by a record vote of 212-208, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 212-206, on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.
MANAGERS: Reschenthaler/McGovern
1. |
Closed rule for H.R. 7176. |
2. |
Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. |
3. |
Provides that the bill shall be considered as read. |
4. |
Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. |
5. |
Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. |
6. |
Provides one motion to recommit. |
# | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
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1 | Version 1 | Porter (CA) | Democrat | Strikes the following sentence from the bill: “In determining whether to approve or deny an application under this paragraph, the Commission shall deem the exportation or importation of natural gas to be consistent with the public interest.” | Submitted |
2 | Version 1 | Houlahan (PA), Bacon (NE) | Bi-Partisan | Requires the Commission to deny applications with regards to covered foreign countries, including China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran, as well as foreign entities owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the government of those countries. | Submitted |
3 | Version 1 | Garamendi (CA) | Democrat | Requires that at least 15% of total natural gas exports be on U.S.-built, flagged, and crewed vessels by 2046. Inserts verbatim text of Section 2(a) from Rep. Garamendi's bipartisan "Energizing American Shipbuilding Act" (H.R.6724). | Submitted |
4 | Version 1 | Williams (NY) | Republican | Withdrawn Requires LNG export facility projects to disclose whether they are receiving investments from countries of concern (China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea) in order to be authorized. | Withdrawn |
5 | Version 1 | Perry (PA) | Republican | Provides exemptions from coastwise laws for vessels transporting liquefied natural gas. These exemptions do not apply to Russian owned, flagged, or crewed ships. | Submitted |
6 | Version 1 | Schakowsky (IL) | Democrat | Prevents the act from going into effect until the Secretary of Energy reports back to Congress on the impacts of waiving public interest considerations for LNG export facilities. | Submitted |
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendments #1 and #6 to H.R. 7176, offered by Representatives Porter and Schakowsky respectively. Defeated 4-9
Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order amendment #2 to H.R. 7176, offered by Representative Houlahan, which requires the Commission to deny applications with regards to covered foreign countries, including China, North Korea, Russia, and Iran, as well as foreign entities owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the government of those countries. Defeated 4-9
Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report to rule. Adopted 9-4